The Covid crisis has hit forwarders specialising in European road transport, particularly those working in the automotive and constructionsectors.Previous issues such as driver shortages and Brexit pale in comparison with the lack of volumes and low pricing in the current market.Only 32% of forwarders expect revenues to grow this year, against 67%last year, according to the European Road Transportation survey by Transporeon, of more than 1,200 freight forwarders.Some 38% expect a decline in turnover, against 10% last year, and nearly half of the chemicals, construction and automotive industries (45%, 48% and 47% respectively) are expecting declines this year.TransporeonSome 77% are seeing a decline in volumes, and 30% are seeing free capacity in the market due to Covid. Spring 2020 saw a r...